Original Article

Characteristics of CPOE Systems and Obstacles to Implementation That Physicians Believe Will Affect Adoption

Background: Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) has the potential to decrease medical errors and improve quality. Our health system plans to implement CPOE in response to the ARRA HITECH Act. Objectives: To determine (A) physicians’ projections of the most important characteristics of a CPOE system that will affect their willingness…